An unusual foreign body (suturing needle) in the tonsillar region

Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 148-154

  Gündüz, Kaan ^a   Çelenk, Peruze ^a,b   Kayipmaz, Saadettin ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Foreign body; Suture needle; Tonsillar area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE; NEGLIGENCE; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 12344282097     PISSN: 15263711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5005/jcdp-5-4-148     Document Type: Article

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